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Village Board considers $97 million budget

by Kristen Wajda
staff reporter

More money for parks and road improvements is earmarked in Orland Park’s proposed 2006-07 budget.

The Village Board will likely take a vote on many budget proposals during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Village Center. The budget as a whole will not be approved until September.

Budget requests from village department heads were submitted to the Finance...

Sent back for more talk

Harlem retail, Old Palos code

by Kristen Wajda
staff reporter

Palos Heights aldermen Tuesday sent back to committee for further discussion motions to approve a medical center in the former Bergman Paint and Wallpaper Store and lay the legal groundwork to establish a special district to give Old Palos its own set of building codes.

Aldermen had been expected to vote whether to adopt an...

Heights refloats pool issue

by Kristen Wajda
staff reporter

Palos Heights voters may once again be asked whether they are willing to fund the building of a new municipal swimming pool. During the City Council’s regular meeting on Tuesday night, Craig Roy, principal engineer for Kansasbased Water’s Edge Aquatic Design, presented a plan to replace the city’s outdated pool with a new pool at a cost of...

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Level of antibiotics low in treated water, MWRD says

by Kristen Larsen
From The Reporter

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District is looking into the prevalence of antibiotics in treated wastewater.

A study by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation...

Hickory police face lawsuit for killing of family’s dog

Internal probe absolves cop

by Kristen Larsen
From The Reporter

Before searching a Midlothian family’s home for a suspect in a drug investigation, a Hickory Hills police officer...

Village specifies parking sites for Taste of Orland visitors

Where to park for Taste of Orland Park this weekend?

Orland Park officials have issued tips on parking alternatives for the three day food fest that...

Veteran Hills alderman resigns

by Maura Vizza
From The Reporter

After experiencing medical problems and being burdened by mounting bills, Palos Hills Alderman Dan Scurek has been forced to move out...

Communities warn of emerald ash borer beetles

The villages of Orland and Palos Park have joined communities throughout Northern Illinois, calling on the public to learn and identify the emerald ash borer...

Health Beat

Little Company of Mary Hospital

Coffee and Conversation: Join the Evergreen Park Police Department as they present this month’s topic, “Street Safety for Women” on Aug....

Pet sitter provides TLC For animals, plants at clients’ homes

by Kristen Wajda staff reporter

Kristen Snyder’s love for all things living began very early on. She recalls picking worms out of rain puddles in an...

Food, fun on Taste of Orland menu

The village of Orland Park has announced a mouth-watering menu for its third annual Taste of Orland Park.

Eighteen Orland Park restaurants will sell a variety...

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